Desert Island: Winter Edition

There is always an arguement between people who like saving money and the ones who don't. Some people think that saving money can let everything goes easy in the future. Usually they are really good at planning their life and career. They understand that each step of their plan needs to be supported by money. They seldom buy something on impulse. On the other hand, some people just enjoy their life at present. They focus on the quality of their daily life. They spend their money getting good mood. Their lives are full of joys and laughter. So, when they see some items which they really like, they usually purchase them without hesitating. Of course, it's hard to save any money for them. When they are young, emergencies rarely occur in their life, but as they get old, many things might be different. They need pay more attention on health and chidren's education. Each of them needs enough money to work well. So, you need to blance present and the furture when consider saving money or not. If you have made your decision, you definitely know what to do when something attract you very much!

I'm a little late, but happy new year! I hope you that 2026 will be a great year! Today, I'll talk about what I did during the year-end and New year holidays. At the end of the year, I went to work part-time and spent a relaxing time at home. I started to watch Harry Potter movie. It's time to enjoy staying at home. Then at the beginning of the year, I went to my grandparents' house with my family. We go to grand parent's house once a year, so it's a very precious day. We ate a lot of delicious dishes such as sashimi, sushi, and crabs that they prepared. I thank you for New Year's money that they gave me. This custom is called " otoshidama" . Is there custom in your country? In the sense of wishing for the growth of children, there is a culture of New Year's money in Japan. Adults such as parents and relatives give it to their children. If there is a New Year's culture in your country, I would like to know! And finally, I'll talk about the movie I saw for the first time this year. I watched Avatar:Fire and Ash.It is the new movie. Anyway, I was looking forward to watching it all the time. I saw it in 3D. It's a very long movie with 3 hours, but there are a lot of highlights scean, and the video is beautiful, so if anyone has never seen an avatar, I recommend it to see in a theater!!

Recently, it was my birthday. On my birthday, my relatives had a New Year’s party together. First, we met at a restaurant and ate lunch together. We talked a lot while eating, and it was very fun to see everyone after a long time. After that, we all went to my grandmother’s house. This year, 28 people came to the party. Every year, some people cannot come because they are busy, so it is very difficult for everyone to get together. That is why I was very happy to see so many relatives this year.At my grandmother’s house, there were people of many different ages. The oldest person was 82 years old, and the youngest was only 5 years old. I thought it was amazing that people with such a big age difference could enjoy the same time together. At the house, I received New Year’s money from many adults. I was very thankful, but I also felt a little sad because I will not be able to get New Year’s money in the near future. Time passes very fast.We also played bingo together. Everyone was excited, and the room was full of laughter. I was nervous when I chose my prize, but that made the game more exciting. It was one of the best moments of the day.

These time, I have a lot of "I don't know". I have been teaching kids of five years old for the first time. I have never taught such small age so I don't know. I can speak a little English but speak for a topic is definately something a challenge for me. My mind gets blank and telling stories are not right up my street. So I don't know too. I don't know how to solve them completely yet but I believe it will get easier avia time.

Do you know what this idiom means? After years of being disorganized and late for meetings, James decided 'to turn over a new leaf'. What is James actually doing? - check out the quiz for some possible answers - only one is correct.

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Have you still remembered what resolutions you made for 2026 a few days ago? Are you still doig something to achieve them? If not, please check what you posted on your social medias in the new year's eve. Maybe the exciting moments of celebrating the new year suddenly come into your mind. You even admire yourself that you are really good at holding a party or ceremony for celebrating some specific days., but you find that nothing is as same as usual when the sun rises the next day. You lose passion on the festivals or vacations. So, a new year's eve is just an opportunity to relax ourselves. We can make some crazy things to release the stress from work or life. Making resolutions can let the celebration look like under a right reason. So, don't get tired of these resolutions you made. Please forget them and keep doing the right things on your must-do list.

The other day, I received the TOEIC results that I had been looking forward to. Before checking my score, I was worried that it might not have changed much from last time, or that it might even be lower. However, my score increased by about 100 points compared to the previous test, and I was very happy. I feel that my daily efforts, such as memorizing vocabulary little by little and practicing listening, have finally shown results. What made me especially happy was that my listening score improved compared to last time. Recently, even though I cannot understand everything, I have started to catch key words and understand the general flow of conversations. Seeing this small improvement reflected in my score gave me a lot of confidence. I still have not reached my target score, and there are many points I need to improve. In the reading section, I could not manage my time well, and I hesitated on many grammar questions. I want to use these reflections to do better next time. From this result, I learned that even if effort does not lead to immediate big results, it will take shape if I continue. To improve my score even more, I will keep studying as I have been and continue to work hard step by step.